Writing with Meghan-6 (1 hour) By Ethan

Part 1 Informative Write – What is your favorite animal and why is it your favorite?

  My favorite animal is a cat. No, not a wild cat, a domestic cat. They are furry, cuddly and sweet. (For this sentence, see drawing below) I once played with a soft, grey, declawed (poor kitty) cat and went home with red bumps all over my face. (for this sentence see this part of the illustration) We went to CVS, brought some allergy medicine, and took a big swig. It took some minutes but HEAVEN! (FYI, I’m also allergic to dogs, dust, dust mites, fungus spores and pollen)

Part 2   Create s sentence activity, do each as required and choose one word from each category and write a sentence with them

·        Write down random name

1.      Bill

2.      Meghan (my tutor)

3.      Mr. Billy-lah-lah

4.      Ms.Frizzle

·        Write down a verb

1.      jump

2.      walk

3.      run

4.      wrote

·        Write down an adverb (ends in “ly”)

1.      slowly

2.      quickly

3.      nimbly (is this even a word?)

4.      lazily

·        Write down a place

1.      Chicago

2.      New York City

3.      Philadelphia

4.      Detroit/Los Angeles/Dallas/San Fransco

·        Write your sentence below

Ms. Frizzle walked quickly to the Bus and flew herself and the class to New York City to see the Statue of Liberty.

Part 3  Use the sentence from part 2 to create a story

  Ms. Frizzle walked very quickly to the Bus. She threw open the door and called ‘Field trip!” and the class burst out of the school and almost tripped to get onto their whimsical vehicle. Ms. Frizzle slammed the door shut and pressed the red button, at once the Bus transformed into an airplane. Ms. Frizzle shouted, “Off to New York City!” Everyone cheered and they set off.

  But then, they ran low on fuel 95% done of the trip. “Oh, No! “shouted the kids. “I knew I should’ve stayed home today!” groan Arnold. “Fear not.” Said Ms. Frizzle and she pushed another button that said: “Refill” and they had full gas.

  They flew over the ocean and finally, they found themselves hovering only inches above the Statue of Liberty’s nose. Then Ms. Frizzle jerked a lever and next moment, they found themselves the size of an atom. Then they stepped out. “Ouch!” screamed Carlos. The kids had fallen 1 inch which is a long way to go if you are the size of an atom, and found the sun had heated up the Statue very hot. All over, they saw tumbling, wiggling copper atoms. They looked a bit green. “According to my research, the center of an atom is called the nucleus. And the blips that whiz around it are called electrons.” Stated D.A. “Excellent observation, D.A.” said Ms. Frizzle.

  They spent the field trip picking up atoms and studying them. Wanda, Keesha and D.A. enlarged themselves to the size of a beetle, climbed down, shrank back to atom size, and gathered some stone molecules from the pedestal base. When they got back with the gangs they showed the class he made up of the stone. “Cool!” exclaimed the kids. By then, Ms. Frizzle reported, “Time to go!” Talking loudly, they climbed into the Bus, enlarged and flew back to school to review what they had learned.